Corset



J. slEGEL CORSET l I v Filed nec. 5. x92: 2 sheets-shears Patented ct. Zi, i924.

narran srArs Josnrrr einem, or nerr-tore', rrrorrreAn, Assis-Noa rro AMERICAN LADY coasnr COMPANY, or DETROIT, laici-Ireen, A conrortA'rIoN or ,MCHIGAN CORSET.

Application led December 5, 1921. Serial No. 519,838.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Josnrr-r Sironi., a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county. of `i/Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Corsets, of which the following is a specification, reference-being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to corsets and it is the object of the invention to provide a corset, having a relatively free reinforced upper or-lower edge portion (morev particularly the former), so that the garment may f yieldably conform to the varying curvatures of the body.

More specifically, it is the object of the invention to provide a corset having the portion adjacent its top edge divided by suitably located slits into a series of tongues, into which are extended the usual strips for reinforcing the garment, said tongues being adapted to flex differentially to conform to movements of t-he body or to the varying curvature of the figure adjacent the waist line.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side view of `the improved corset in use;

Figure 2 is a front view of the same;

Figure 3 is a cross section on line [,-3 of Figure 1;

Figure i is a view in elevation of the upper edge portion of a modified construction;

Figure 5 is a cross section on line 5 5 of Figure 4.

In these views A designates the body of a corset reinforced, as is customary, by highly flexible steel strips B, extending lengthwise of the garment. It is preferred to arrange said reinforcementsin pairs, the strips of each pair being closely adjacent, but independently secured to the garment. designates slits extending at suitable intervals from the upper edge of the garment substantially to the waist line thereof. Said slits are formed preferably, between the paired reinforcements B, so that the tongues D formed between said slits are reinforced adjacent each side edge by one of said reinforcements. E is a reinforcing band circumferentially secured-to the garment interiorly thereof, at the waist line.

The described construction affords to the upper portion of a corset a much greater freedom of movement than is possible in an ordinary corset construction. The tongues D are free to conform to the Outward curvatures of the figure above the waist line, and will adjust themselves to suit the particularV figure lof any-wearer.V Moreover, said tongues are free to adapt themselves through differential flexure to varying curvatures at different points of the waistrline, and to take care of the still greater variations of curvature, occurring' when the body is bent from the waist line. This facility of the garment to accommodate itself to the form and movements of the wearer secures a much higher degree of comfort than is obtainable in an ordinary corset. It is to be observed that the reinforcements B are set slightly back from the edges of the slits C leaving a border portion of the fabric, as indicated at F in Figure 3, which assists in avoiding any discomfort to the wearer from the edges of the slits.

The construction shown in Figures 4 and 5 secures substantially thesame advantages in a somewhat different way. Thus vertically'elongated corset sections F, F', F2

etc., are secured to one another in an over-V lapping relation, no connection being established, however. between said sections from the waist line to the top of the garment. Thus there are .formed slits or openings G between the adjacent sections at the top of the garment which afford .substantially -the same flexibility secured by the slits C in the first described construction. The sections F', F', F2 etc. are reinforced by the customary steel strips H, one of which is extended adjacent each vertical margin of each section. The free upper portions of the sections of the modified construction are capable of the same desirable differential flexure as the tongues D of the first described construction.

It is to be understood that the described invention is applicable either to a front lace or back lace corset or to a garment having any other type of lacing. The'slits C or G may be spaced either uniformly or variably and while it is preferred to locate the reinforcing strips B or H close adjacent the slits C oropenings G various other locations of said reinforcements are feasible.

What I claim as my invention isztended into the free upper portions of said A Corset comprising a pliirality of vertica1 seetioiis. 10 elongated oveiglapped sections, 'their oveiin ,testimony whereof Ini'iii my signature.

lapping Vportions ybeing connected for the JOSEPH SIEGELy -f major portion of their height but being free abpye (the weist line of the gariiient, and Witnesses: resilient reiiiforeenients secured to the over- PAUL A. SMITH, lapping portions of said sections and eX- ERNEST A. KEENAN. 

